Myasthenia Gravis in the Intensive Care Unit
Myasthenia Gravis in the Intensive Care Unit Isabelita R. Bella Randall R. Long Few physicians have more than a passing acquaintance with myasthenia gravis, although it is by no means…
Guillain–Barré Syndrome
Guillain–Barré Syndrome Isabelita R. Bella David A. Chad Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) was described by Guillain, Barré, and Strohl in 1916 as an acute flaccid paralysis with areflexia and elevated spinal…
Neuro-Oncological Problems in the Intensive Care Unit
Neuro-Oncological Problems in the Intensive Care Unit N. Scott Litofsky Michael C. Muzinich Introduction Neuro-oncology encompasses the care of patients with neoplasms affecting the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous…
Cerebrovascular Disease
Cerebrovascular Disease Majaz Moonis John P. Weaver Marc Fisher Cerebrovascular disease encompasses ischemic stroke from thrombosis or embolism, and hemorrhagic stroke including intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Many patients…
Status Epilepticus
Status Epilepticus Jaishree Narayanan Catherine A. Phillips Definition and Classification Status epilepticus (SE) was originally defined as seizures lasting longer than 30 minutes, or 30 minutes of recurrent seizures without…
Generalized Anoxia/Ischemia of the Nervous System
Generalized Anoxia/Ischemia of the Nervous System Carol F. Lippa Majaz Moonis Anoxic brain injury results from inadequate oxygen supply to the brain. The clinical picture ranges from mild confusion to…
Metabolic Encephalopathy
Metabolic Encephalopathy Paula D. Ravin Metabolic encephalopathy is a general term used to describe any process that affects global cortical function by altering the biochemical function of the brain. It…
Evaluating the Patient with Altered Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit
Evaluating the Patient with Altered Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit Raphael A. Carandang Lawrence J. Hayward David A. Drachman The spectrum of disease that leads to acute impairment of…
An Approach to Neurologic Problems in the Intensive Care Unit
An Approach to Neurologic Problems in the Intensive Care Unit David A. Drachman Neurologic problems present in the intensive care unit (ICU) in two modes: (a) primary neurologic problems, usually…
Orthopedic Injury
Orthopedic Injury Gregory J. Della Rocca Sean E. Nork Epidemiology Blunt and penetrating trauma kills more than 100,000 people in the United States each year, is the leading cause of…
